Fighter profile

Darren Elkins

“The Damage”

Featherweight · UFC record 19-12 · 31 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 8 Aug 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)67

Power64

Striking defense66

Takedown defense69

WrestlingProvisional measure82

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (31 detailed fights; as of Sat 8 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.8

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 42

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

31 detailed UFC fights · 77 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 8 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed15.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.2per round

Striking differential+0.2per round

Takedown attempts2.57per round

Takedown defense56.1%of attempts stopped

Finish rate36.8%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 15.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.2
Striking accuracy: 38.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 51.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 76.0% / 19.8% / 4.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 57.6% / 20.3% / 22.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.57
Takedowns landed per round: 0.87
Takedown accuracy: 33.8%
Takedown defense: 56.1%
Control time per round: 1:41
Submission attempts per round: 0.32
Reversals per round: 0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 19-12-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 36.8%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 3 · 12
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 1 · 6
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 7
Average fight time: 12:03 (over 29 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Darren Elkins — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 8 Aug 2026	Yadier del Valle	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:35	UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
Sat 12 Apr 2025	Julian Erosa	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:15	UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Sat 19 Oct 2024	Daniel Pineda	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
Sat 14 Oct 2023	TJ Brown	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:23	UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Sat 3 Dec 2022	Jonathan Pearce	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland

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Darren Elkins — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 30 Apr 2022	Tristan Connelly	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Sat 18 Dec 2021	Cub Swanson	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:12	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Sat 24 Jul 2021	Darrick Minner	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:48	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Sat 7 Nov 2020	Eduardo Garagorri	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:22	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
Sat 16 May 2020	Nate Landwehr	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Sat 13 Jul 2019	Ryan Hall	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
Sat 17 Nov 2018	Ricardo Lamas	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 4:09	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Sat 14 Jul 2018	Alexander Volkanovski	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Sun 14 Jan 2018	Michael Johnson	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:22	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Sat 22 Jul 2017	Dennis Bermudez	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Sat 4 Mar 2017	Mirsad Bektic	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 3:19	UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Sat 23 Jul 2016	Godofredo Pepey	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Sat 5 Mar 2016	Chas Skelly	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Sat 24 Oct 2015	Robert Whiteford	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
Sat 20 Dec 2014	Hacran Dias	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
Sat 25 Oct 2014	Lucas Martins	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Sat 25 Jan 2014	Jeremy Stephens	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
Wed 28 Aug 2013	Hatsu Hioki	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
Sat 20 Apr 2013	Chad Mendes	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:08	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Sat 16 Mar 2013	Antonio Carvalho	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:06	UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz
Sat 17 Nov 2012	Steven Siler	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
Sat 26 May 2012	Diego Brandao	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Sat 8 Oct 2011	Zhang Tiequan	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
Sat 11 Jun 2011	Michihiro Omigawa	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
Sun 1 Aug 2010	Charles Oliveira	L	SUB Triangle Armbar	R1 0:41	UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
Sun 21 Mar 2010	Duane Ludwig	W	KO/TKO	R1 0:44	UFC Live: Vera vs Jones

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